NOUAKCHOTT: A residential village in “Dali Komba” in Mauritania’s Hodh Region as part of its development initiatives was inaugurated by The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC. The village has 40 housing units, along with services facilities, a clinic, a school, a mosque, and an artesian well.
The main aim is to reinforce the efforts of the UAE and its leadership to develop and rebuild the country and provide for its basic requirements, under the monitoring of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the ERC.
Hamad Ghanim Al Muhairi, UAE Ambassador to Mauritania, along with the ERC delegation present in the country, led by Salem Al Suwaidi while the Mauritanian delegation was represented by Khadigetou Mint Bouka, Minister of Housing, Urbanism and Land Planning, and other local officials attended the inauguration.
The village was constructed from the proceeds of the seventh edition of the Ataya Exhibition held annually, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Assistant to the Chairman of the ERC for Women’s Affairs and Chairperson of the Higher Committee of the Ataya Initiative, who is the wife of Sheikh Hamdan. Dr. Mohammed Ateeq Al Falahi, ERC Secretary-General, stated that Sheikh Hamdan has been monitoring the ERC’s projects in the country. Al Falahi also highlighted that the exhibition will assist the needy communities and help them face their humanitarian issues.
The ERC has worked hard to improve the humanitarian conditions aced by Mauritania has led to the suffering of the most vulnerable categories of people, especially refugees. Also, programmes in Mauritania in coordination with the UAE Embassy in Nouakchott and the Mauritanian Red Crescent has been implemented by signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the ERC in the field of humanitarian work.
Mauritanian officials praised the UAE’s development work in their country, as well as its continuous efforts to support the Mauritanian people and enhance their humanitarian conditions, during the inauguration. They also observed that the residential village project will stabilize the lives of vulnerable families and offer infrastructure services to the area’s residents while thanking the ERC for implementing the project.
Source: wam.ae
